Archive for May, 2007
Taking a week-long blog break. (Will you take my 30-second survey?)
I am taking a blog break this week to work on some secret projects that you guys will hear about in the near-future. Rest assured, blogging will resume as per usual on next week. In the meantime, I would very much like to learn more about my growing audience of readers. If you would, take [...]
REMINDER - The Professional Recruiter Series: “Getting to YES!” (Register now)
Understanding the position, sourcing candidates and what to say when they pick up the phone.
Today’s successful recruiter knows the critical first steps in filling a position are in understanding the hiring manager’s need, successfully sourcing candidates and getting them interested on that very first call. These are the real basics of getting your search off on [...]
Podcast - Linkedin loves you (and I can prove it)
"The Professional Recruiter Series" presents…
LinkedIn Loves You (and I can prove it!)
I am a big fan of LinkedIn (no surprise to my audience), so when a technical glitch kept me from using it, I became a bit perturned. After emailing for help and not receiving any "love" from customer support, I decide to [...]
WEBINAR- The Professional Recruiter Series: “Getting to YES!”
Understanding the position, sourcing candidates and what to say when they pick up the phone.
Today’s successful recruiter knows the critical first steps in filling a position are in understanding the hiring manager’s need, successfully sourcing candidates and getting them interested on that very first call. These are the real basics of getting your search off on [...]
A letter of complaint for Linked In
Linked In,
Congrats on your nomination! I am a long-time user and consider myself a friend to your company as I have blogged favorably about your product for quite some time. Today however, I have a complaint regarding your service.
I have been having issues with my LinkedIn account for just over a week now. I can not [...]
PODCAST - Quality Time with Howard Adamsky
AffinityCircles presents…
Quality Time with Howard Adamsky
Jim Stroud chats with Howard Adamsky who (somehow) manages to explain recruitment success in two minutes (or was it less?) and then expounds on it with wit and grace. Very interesting and informative. Thanks for your time Howard!
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The Week In Recruiting (Reading the blogs so you won’t have to)
My top 15 for the week…
1. What is Sourcecon? 2. Hmm… Its the same in the US 3. How to make $600K recruiting from a mobile home 4. Maybe its best to just fire all of the unhappy people? 5. All you need is a good resume (and other workplace myths) 6. Who [...]
OMIGAWD!!! I am the MC for SourceCon 2007
Have you heard of SourceCon? Probably not, it’s a conference that will have its inaugural event here in Atlanta. Now before you say, gee, another recruiting conference, let me tell you what makes this one a MUST-SEE event.
SourceCon is all about SOURCING!!!
That’s right! Learn new and innovative strategies [...]
How to source “Old School” style with Excite
I was feeling nostalgic the other day and remininscing about some resources and techniques that I used back in the day. (For those who don’t know, I’ve been an internet researcher since 1997.) Its funny, some search engines that I "grew up" on, I have not used for years. Take HotBot for example, its not [...]
Bringo - Cool Tool for Phone Sourcers
Stumbled across this free tool and immediately saw how it would be of use to phone sourcers seeking to circumvent gatekeepers. Its called BRINGO and if it does all it says it does, its a must-have tool. At this writing, 172 companies are in its database (unless my math is wrong).
Check this out from [...]
